The vision open program has served as an opportunity to advance transformative energy breakthroughs in critical areas that fall outside the scope of the agency's focused technology programs

Active Cooperative Agreement Awarded

Award ID
DEAR0002071
Recipient
Awarding agency
Obligated
$1,397,368

Award facts

Assistance listing
81.135 Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy
Completion date 7% complete
Funding
  • $1,260,000.00 Federal
  • $137,368.00 Non-federal
Place of performance
West Lafayette, IN, USA

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About this award

The Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency awarded Purdue University a $1.397 million cooperative agreement on August 13, 2026, under the Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy program (CFDA 81.135) to develop transformative energy breakthroughs in critical technology areas outside the scope of ARPA-E's focused programs. The award supports research through August 12, 2029, and performance takes place at Purdue's West Lafayette, Indiana campus. ARPA-E's VISION Open program challenges the research community to create groundbreaking technologies that enable an energy landscape fundamentally different from today's systems, targeting early-stage innovations too high-risk for private-sector investment.

Description

Unlike open programs in the past, vision open challenges the research community to develop groundbreaking technologies to enable a future energy landscape that is dramatically different than today's.

Subawards

Subrecipient Amount Awarded
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center Photosynthetic production of aromatic polymer intermediates $500,000

Quick answers

Who received award DEAR0002071?

DEAR0002071 was awarded to Purdue University by Advanced Research Projects Agency (Department of Energy) on August 13, 2026.

How much is award DEAR0002071 worth?

$1,397,368 has been obligated on DEAR0002071: $1,260,000 in federal funding and $137,368 in non-federal funding.

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